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Get on board the TMR program​

In Victoria, the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) is delivering the Transport Management Reform (TMR) program to transform the traffic management industry. It will provide the extra support needed to promote safety on the road network and reduce unnecessary congestion and delays around worksites. Find out more about the TMR program here.

These new requirements came into effect on the 1st of March, 2024.

TC1 and TMI1 Courses

Duration Course Fee Available Location Important
3 days
$1200 for both courses (includes $125 Austroads registration fees). Call COVE Training on 03 8773 9000 for more details.
You can complete this course at our Dandenong and Thomastown locations where you will learn in a classroom and within practical settings, plus it is available on weekends. We also offer onsite training for groups with a minimum booking of six (6) participants.
TC1 and TM1 must be completed before progressing to TC2 and TMI2.

Gain your Traffic Control (TC) 1 and Traffic Management Implementation (TMI) 1 courses with COVE Training. The TC1 and TMI1 courses will teach you the skills to work on urban streets and low volume rural roads. Our experienced team has been training Victoria’s traffic management workforce for over 20 years.

Practical Training: 20 hours of practical experience with an Accredited Traffic Management company selected by COVE. Theory training run by COVE. All elements of training managed by COVE.

Practical experience requirements must be completed on declared Temporary Traffic Management Category 1 roads within at lease six months of successfully completing the theoretical components.

TTM National Training Program Skill Sets

TC1 – RIISS00058 – Traffic Controller Skill Set for Urban Streets and Low Volume Rural Roads

  • RIIWHS206 – Control traffic with portable traffic control devices and temporary traffic signs
  • RIIWHS205E – Control traffic with stop-slow bat
  • RIICOM201E – Communicate in the workplace

TMI1 – RIISS00060 – Traffic Management Implementer Skill Set for Urban Streets and Low Volume Rural Roads

  • RIIWHS302E – Implement traffic management plans
  • RIIRIS301E – Apply risk management processes
  • RIIWHS303 – Position, set up and program portable traffic control devices
  • RIICOM201E – Communicate in the workplace

Pre-requisites

  • Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
  • An individual wishing to enrol in this skill set must hold the unit CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry or its equivalent unit. Click here to enrol now with COVE.
  • COVE Training does not have CRICOS accreditation and is unable to train students on an ‘International Student’ VISA.

Incidental Expenses

All students undertaking this course will be required to provide their own Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to undertake the practical placement hours with a traffic company. PPE may vary between traffic organisations facilitating practical placement, and all students are required to confirm the mandatory PPE with their placement organization directly to ensure compliance. Common mandatory PPE items you will be required to provide include 2 way radios, high-vis pants, hard hat, safety glasses, high vis shirt/vest/jacket, Steel capped boots and gloves. You can view infographic on PPE items HERE.

Pathways Forward

FAQs

Austroads in consultation with the industry have implemented these changes due to the amount of deaths, serious injuries and minor injuries in the Temporary Traffic Management Industry.

The training has increased from two days to three days. There are now practical placement requirements and fees that are paid to Austroads. These can all be viewed in the course fees agreements.

Practical placement will be with an Accredited Traffic Management company selected by COVE.

Yes, your White Card must be completed before you commence studying TC1 And TMI1.

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